Musical Birthday Notes – August 8th
Jimmy Witherspoon – jump blues singer – hits include – Ain’t Nobody’s Business – (8/8/1920 – 9/18/1997) Webb Pierce – country-hillbilly singer/songwriter – West Monroe,
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Jimmy Witherspoon – jump blues singer – hits include – Ain’t Nobody’s Business – (8/8/1920 – 9/18/1997) Webb Pierce – country-hillbilly singer/songwriter – West Monroe,
David “Honeyboy” Edwards – award winning Mississippi delta blues guitarist/singer – 1996 Blues Hall of Fame – (6/28/1915 – 8/29/2011) George Morgan – country singer
Barbra Streisand – multi-award winning pop singer/songwriter/actress – hits include – The Way We Were – Evergreen – You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – Woman
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – singer/multi-instrumentalist – best known as a blues guitarist – also incorporated – country/R&B/jazz/Cajun/rock & roll influences in his style – (4/18/1924
Del Wood – country-rag time pianist – (2/22/1920 – 10/3/1989) Ernie K-Doe – New Orleans R&B singer – best known for the 1961 hit –
Ernie K-Doe – (2/22/1936 – 7/5/2001) New Orleans R&B singer – best known for the 1961 hit – Mother-In-Law – which was written by Allen